Drug product
Spiriva HandiHaler (tiotropium bromide inhalation powder), Do Not Swallow Spiriva Capsules, For Use With HandiHaler Only, 18 mcg (as tiotropium) per capsule, Rx Only, a) NDC 0597-0075-75, 5 Spiriva capsules per blister card, b) NDC 0597-0075-41, 30 Spiriva capsules per blister card, Manufactured by: Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) Pharma, GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelheim, Germany, Marketed by: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA and Pfizer Inc New York, NY 10017 USA, Made in Germany.
D-1230-2014
Product summary
- Event
- Event 67796
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class III
- Quantity
- 1,276,710 Blister Cards
- Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1230-2014
Official wording
Reason: Defective Delivery System: Potential for dose delivery out of specification due to interation of the drug product powder with the lubricant on the interior of the capsule shell.
Code information: a) 5 count capsule blister card: 303012A, Exp Sep 2014; b) 30 count capsules blister card: 303012B, Exp Sep 2014, 303125A, 303253A, Exp Oct 2014, 303895A, 304282A, Exp Nov 2014, 304510A, Exp Dec 2014
Distribution pattern: Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Derived failure modes
-
Potency or specification failure
out of specification